MUSICALS
History Has Its Eyes On You: The Story of America as told by Hamilton l at Darien Library
Darien Library 1441 Post Road, DarienLet's look to Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton to learn much about the political culture of America in its earliest years. Indeed, many of the important plot points in the musical describe dramatized events in the lives of figures such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, Eliza Hamilton, and naturally, the eponymous Alexander. This might read as dry […]
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: Town Players of New Canaan
Powerhouse Theater Performing Arts Center 679 South Ave, New CanaanDecember 6 - 15, 2024 "In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide head-on with the story of […]
The Lion King at the Bushnell Theater
Bushnell Theater 166 Capitol Ave, HartfordNOV 13 - DEC 1, 2024 More than 100 million people around the world have experienced the awe-inspiring visual artistry, the unforgettable music, and the uniquely theatrical storytelling of this Broadway spectacular – one of the most breathtaking and beloved productions ever to grace the stage. Winner of six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, THE LION KING […]
Sunday Broadway Concert Series at The Legacy Theatre: J. Harrison Ghee with John McDaniel at the Piano!
Legacy Theatre 128 Thimble Islands Road, BranfordTony Winner – Some Like It Hot; Kinky Boots, Mrs. Doubtfire J. Harrison Ghee won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, making history as the first non-binary actor to be nominated and win in this category for their role as “Daphne/Jerry” in Some Like It Hot, a role which also […]
Sunday in the Park with George at Western State
MainStage Theatre WCSU 43 Lake Avenue Extension, DanburyMusic and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Director: Justin P. Cowan Presented in the MainStage Theatre at the Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU About the Show Inspired by the painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, this musical merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about […]
Sunday Broadway Concert Series at The Legacy Theatre: Bonnie Milligan with John McDaniel at the Piano!
Legacy Theatre 128 Thimble Islands Road, BranfordTony Winner – Kimberly Akimbo; Head Over Heels Tony-award winning Bonnie Milligan is a certified star of stage and screen. After making her Broadway debut originating the role of Pamela in Head Over Heels, Bonnie has gone on to win a Theatre World Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for her performances. […]
The Irish and How They Got That Way: Musical at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford
Playhouse On Park 244 Park Rd, West HartfordMarch 12 - 30, 2025 By Frank McCourt What’s so great about being Irish? Find out in this moving, uplifting, eye-opening musical history lesson full of charm and a bit of blarney. THE IRISH… AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY is an irreverent history of the Irish through the tumultuous 20th and 21st centuries through […]
Sunday Broadway Concert Series at The Legacy Theatre: Norbert Leo Butz with John McDaniel at the Piano!
Legacy Theatre 128 Thimble Islands Road, BranfordTony Winner – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Catch Me If You Can; Tony Nominee – Thou Shalt Not, My Fair Lady Norbert Leo Butz is a two-time Tony Award winner for Best Actor in a Musical and is one of only nine actors ever to have won the award twice as lead actor. He first won […]
Sunday Broadway Concert Series at The Legacy Theatre: Euan Morton with John McDaniel at the Piano!
Legacy Theatre 128 Thimble Islands Road, BranfordOlivier and Tony Nominee – Taboo; Hamilton, Sondheim on Sondheim Euan Morton, a native of Scotland, received an Olivier Award nomination for originating the role of Boy George in the musical Taboo. He moved to New York in 2003 to reprise the role on Broadway, earning Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League […]
DEAR EVAN HANSEN at the Palace Theater in Waterbury
Palace Theater 100 East Main St, WaterburyApril 25-27, 2025 The Tony and Grammy-winning Best Musical that is a worldwide sensation! Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by the Washington Post, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the first musical to take a groundbreaking look — from the point of view of both the parents and young people — at […]
Chaz Esposito Sings Legends of the ’60s at The Legacy Theatre
Legacy Theatre 128 Thimble Islands Road, BranfordMay 1-18 The cool and glamorous nightclubs of the swinging ‘60s were home to some of the greatest songs and entertainers of the 20th century, including Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Tom Jones, Neil Sedaka, Dion, Frankie Valli, Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley and more. Now, in this phenomenal show, Legends of the ‘60s, Chaz Esposito captures the energy […]
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in New Haven
University Theatre 222 York Street, New HavenMay 16, 2025 - 8pm May 17, 2025 - 2pm May 17, 2025 - 8pm May 18, 2025 - 8pm By William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their […]